#!/bin/bash
# Name: Mark Henes
# Date: 10-18-2015
# Purpose: Module of date formats and commands.
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# Different formats, functions, and loops as timestamp counters to be used as a module for parent scripts.
# Day
function d {
date "+%d"
}
# Month
function m {
date "+%m"
}
# Year
function Y {
date "+%Y"
}
# Hour
function H {
date "+%H"
}
# Minute
function M {
date "+%M"
}
# Second
function S {
date "+%S"
}
# Month, Day.
function md {
date "+%m-%d"
}
# Month, Day, Year.
function mdY {
date "+%m-%d-%Y"
}
# Month, Day, Year, Hour.
function mdYH {
date "+%m-%d-%Y%n%H"
}
# Month, Day, Year, Hour, Minute.
function mdYHM {
date "+%m-%d-%Y%n%H:%M"
}
# Month, Day, Year, Hour, Minute, Second.
function mdYHMS {
date "+%m-%d-%Y%n%H:%M:%S"
}
# Text, Month, Day, Year, Hour, Minute, Second.
function mdYHMS-text {
date "+DATE: %m-%d-%Y%nTIME: %H:%M:%S"
}
# One second counter for 10 seconds.
function one_sec_counter_for_10 {
for i in `seq 1 10`;
do
sleep 1
mdYHMS
done
}
# One second counter for 30 seconds.
function one_sec_counter_for_30 {
for i in `seq 1 30`;
do
sleep 1
mdYHMS
done
}
# One second counter for 60 seconds.
function one_sec_counter_for_60 {
for i in `seq 1 60`;
do
sleep 1
mdYHMS
done
}
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# OUTPUT
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# Uncomment hashtag to write to file. Change function to output different format.
mdYHMS # > date.txt
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# Call this script from another script by the following usage example:
# bash date.sh
# /bin/bash /path/to/script
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# End
exit